Going - Yielding to Soft CHANGED to Soft after 2nd race. Overcast with showers
Jackpot Pool - 1,382.71 Dividend - 967.90 Winning Units - .74. Partial Carry Over of 368.04 to Killarney on Saturday 26th August. Placepot Pool - 15,491.75 Dividend - 12.60 Winning Units - 854.83. Days Aggregate - 134,922.26 Last Year 182,919.58
Juvenile hurdle win for Nurburgring
he was a little bit careful (jumping) but got the job done. He had a rating in the 90s on the flat and hopefully he can build on that win today. He coped with the ground which is a big thing for these horses ahead of the winter and we'll try and find a winners' of one now.
Elliott & Kennedy land Killarney feature
Jack said she travelled well and got there too soon,. He gave her a kick and she quickened at the back of the second-last. She is not a bad mare and was unlucky at Galway when she made mistakes at the second-last and last and would have been bang there only for that. She will go to Gowran for a Listed race next and could also win on the Flat - she is a good filly.
Ryan targets Cheltenham with Lucid Dreams
Hubrisko off the mark over fences
Coakley gets a winner at his local track
I'm only 15 minutes away from the track and while I've won at a lot of racecourses, Killarney has been a bogey for me and that's my first winner here. The pressure is always on to have a winner in Killarney and I've been trying for a few years so this is great. He was in good order and we were lucky with him on his last couple of runs. Michael did everything super and he said his only worry was the loose horse. I got him recently to train and Listowel will be our next outing. I train eight horses, we might have one runner tomorrow but he is first reserve.
Bolger's Norwigi wins over fences again
It took a while (until winning at Roscommon) and was a long time coming. She had form around here and is a strong mare who stretched Jody's arms the last day but he knew her coming here today. She might sneak into the amateur (0-116) handicap chase at Listowel.
Good As Hell is devilishly tough under Moore
She has won again so it's grand and for some reason she isn't as good going right-handed. She would have been Brian's (Hayes) ride only he chose to go to Kilbeggan and Niall was able to claim 7lb. There's a mares' handicap hurdle at Listowel where she is only rated 109 so that's the attraction. There may be a reason she is that bit better over fences than hurdles but we'll have one go over hurdles.
Toto Too good for bumper rivals
We went to Galway for a winners' bumper and I know we were getting a weight allowance, but we bumped into a good one of Willie's (Mullins). He did it well today and I think he is a nice horse. I wouldn't have minded going to England for one of the graded bumpers but with the recent rule changes most are now for four and five-year-olds. We'll see what is coming up here but he could mix it with the Flat and over hurdles. It is great for Basil and Bernie (Holian) who are great supporters of the yard. It's a pity we couldn't get them a winner at Galway but we've made up for it today.